"bakru" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Sranan Tongo]

Etymology: Probably from Kongo ǹ-kúlu (“ancestors, the dead”), from Proto-Bantu *-kudu (“adult, senior”). Cognate of Saramaccan bakúlu (“lower god, dwarf ghost”), Aukan bakuú (“evil spirit”). Compare English baccoo Etymology templates: {{der|srn|kg|ǹ-kúlu|t=ancestors, the dead}} Kongo ǹ-kúlu (“ancestors, the dead”), {{der|srn|bnt-pro|*-kudu|t=adult, senior}} Proto-Bantu *-kudu (“adult, senior”), {{cog|srm|bakúlu|t=lower god, dwarf ghost}} Saramaccan bakúlu (“lower god, dwarf ghost”), {{cog|djk|bakuú|t=evil spirit}} Aukan bakuú (“evil spirit”), {{cog|en|baccoo}} English baccoo Head templates: {{head|srn|noun}} bakru
  1. An evil forest spirit represented as a ghost-like little man with a big head
    Sense id: en-bakru-srn-noun-dz8Oopf7 Categories (other): Sranan Tongo entries with incorrect language header

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